The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-05
A BROTHER WITH 4 GUN.
MARSHAL ABERCROMBIE HAS A
NARROW ESCAPE.

The Officers Prisoner Assists Him in
pisarming the Would-be-Rescue F.
Atlnuta's Old Officers REFLECTED by
the City Council The First Tax
Digest Received.
ATLANTA, GA, July 4.--Saturday night
Deputy Collector Fite and Deputy Mar
khals Mcdonald ald Abcrhrombie seized
and destroyed an illicit distillery in Pauid-
ing county, eight miles north of Douglass
vile, and arrested Kinch B. Beardon, and
started 70" Atlanta. While waiting for a
train. Ben Beardon brother of the prisoner,
came up to the depot in Douglassville armed
with shotgun, and seeing Deputy Marshal
Abercrombie inside III charge Of the pris-
oneI, drew on HIM, but Deputy AbercrombIe
happening TO change his position, Beardon
lowered the gun. Deputy Abcrcrcmbie
walked out of the depot and Beardon again
ATTEMPTED to shoot him. when kinch, Bear
don and Deputy Marshal Mcdonald seized
the Gun and prevented Bcardon from shoot
ing He swore that his brother should not
be taken to Atlanta and abused the
officers terribly BY means Of
revolver in the hands OF
Deputy Marshal Mcdonald Beardon
was tl1ltIN tlulClpU anu IItIltItlV'i. D'"l
were brought to Atlanta and jailed. This
morning they were taken before Commits
sioner 1aight Both waived examination,
and Kinch Beardon gave a bond for $500.
His brothers bond was fixed at 500, and he
was sent TO Jail in default.
President Winter, of Griffin Female Col
lege, died there early this morning after
short illness.
ATLANTA'S CITY OFFICERS
s.. i, ,4.,.1
the old officers, as follows John H. Gold
smith. Clerk; James \. Anderson, Recorder;
James w Lloyd. Marshal; \, NJ. Clayton,
CITY Engineer: John b. Goodwin, City At
tolney; w X. Joyner, Chief of the Fire
Department, and W. A. Bonnell City
Sexton. MessrS. Lloyd, Goodwin and
Joyner had no opposition: Anderson
got fourteen votes, \. n. Bateman
two. and Hon. William Bray only one for
the Recordcrship Goldsmith defeated Park
Goodwin by vote of ten to seven. This Is
big surprise to Mr. Woodward's friends
All the city physicians were reelected, cx-
cept Doctor Mel Martin of the Fourth
Ward. He was beaten by DR.. c. T.
Murphy. Doctor H. T. johnson elected
to fiji the place of Doctor y. S. Dyar, of
the Fifth Ward, who had resigned.
THE FIRST TAX RETURNS.
Tax Receiver McComb, of Baldwin
county. is the first to send in to the Comp
troller his tax digest for 1887. 1t arrived
to-day. The total taxable property Is
81. 627 AIS, an increase of $93,3S5 over last
year.
The Chamber of Commerce held its an
nual election of officers to-day. The Old
officers were reelected President Lowry
submitted his annual report, winch does not
make a very nattering exhibit. The Presi-
dent regrets that so valuable an institution
is so much neglected, and calls loudly for "A
revival of interest.
Senator Powell and Representatives Har
rcll, of Webster, Denny, Glenn and Arm
helm have arrived as an advance guard of
the Legislature.
The parade of the Salvation Army this
afternoon was a failure. There We a brass
band few soldiers Of both sexes in uni
form and very few tough stragglers and
little children The procession was hooted
at by n gang of rougns which followed in
its wake but no violence was attempted.